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US law and other materials routinely refer to "passports", but that term is defined to include other passport-like documents that do not bear the title "passport." The definition is at 8 USC 1101(a)(30):
The term βpassportβ means any travel document issued by competent authority showing the bearerβs origin, identity, and nationality if any, which is valid for the admission of the bearer into a foreign country.
This definition applies to the entire Immigration and Nationality Act. If the US refuses your visa, the kind of travel document you are using will not be the reason for the refusal.